D-Link DVGN5402SP W1000CN00/W1000CN03/W2000EN00 Password hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DVGN5402SP W1000CN00/W1000CN03/W2000EN00. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument Password with the input root results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-7246. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DVGN5402SP W1000CN00/W1000CN03/W2000EN00. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument password with the input value root leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

DLink DVGN5402SP with firmware W1000CN00, W1000CN03, or W2000EN00 has a default password of root for the root account and tw for the tw account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain administrative access.

The bug was discovered 02/03/2016. The weakness was disclosed 04/24/2017 as EDB-ID 39409 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7246 since 09/18/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Karn Ganeshen and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 446 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (39409). The entries VDB-100526 and VDB-100528 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Karn Ganeshen
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09/18/2015 🔍
02/03/2016 +138 days 🔍
02/04/2016 +1 days 🔍
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04/24/2017 +445 days 🔍
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04/25/2017 +1 days 🔍
06/20/2024 +2613 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: EDB-ID 39409
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-7246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100527
OSVDB: - CVE-2015-7246 - DLink - DVG-N5402SP - Dangerous Default Credentials Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2017 08:51
Updated: 06/20/2024 08:29
Changes: 04/25/2017 08:51 (67), 09/20/2020 16:22 (2), 06/20/2024 08:29 (17)
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